Perspectives of security maintenance in central asia: Kazakhstan's chairmanship in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization

Elnara Bainazarova is Head of Euro-Asian Studies Department at IWEP,  which is one of the principal research institutes in Kazakhstan engaged with the study of world economy, international relations and  regional and global security. The institute has an independent status and engages in public discussions in Kazakhstan. Elnara is also PhD researcher at the Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Almaty. Her  research interests are the role of Kazakhstan in security network enhancement, esp. the CICA process, and the role of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation in Asian security architecture.

The presentations will be in English. Coffee and tea will be served.

More information:
Helena Rytövuori-Apunen
senior researcher, project leader
Tampere Peace Research Institute (TAPRI)
tel. 040 1901593.